BARNSTABLE – A former Harwich man was indicted Friday by a Barnstable County grand jury on 20 counts stemming from a police investigation into a series of car thefts in Harwich.

Noah Pond, 40, was charged with two counts of larceny of a motor vehicle, subsequent offense; six counts of larceny of property valued at less than $250; 11 counts of breaking and entering a motor vehicle during the nighttime with the intent to commit a felony; and one count of larceny of property valued at more than $250.

On March 26, Harwich police responded to a report of a man breaking into cars on Eastgate Road in North Harwich. The man reportedly was seen leaving the area in a green Jeep Wrangler.

When they arrived in the area, police found an empty GMC pickup truck with the windows down and the windshield wipers on. Officers learned the truck had been reported stolen from Bourne hours earlier.

Shortly afterward, a resident on nearby North Westgate Road reported that a green Jeep Wrangler had been stolen from a driveway.

Police knew Pond had stolen cars from this area before and that the cars were often recovered in the woods of Punkhorn Conservation Area.

A search of Punkhorn turned up Pond, asleep in the driver's seat of the stolen Jeep, according to police.

The Jeep contained many tools and other items that residents identified as having been stolen from their cars.

Pond previously lived in the area, but police believe he may now be homeless.